Can you shoot video with auto focus?
This may sound like a dumb question, and i may be missing something completely obvious, but i just picked up my 5dmk2 and cannot for the life of me figure out if i can shoot video with auto focus. im not talking about auto focusing to take a still picture but actually having the camera auto focus while you are shooting video. i read through the manual but that did not open any doors for me. So is there any way to shoot video with auto focus, or is is strictly manual focus for all video?
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AF during video recording is possible but not recommended... see the notes on page 123 of the manual.
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Those notes on page 123 aren't very clear and in any case that I've tried, I've never seen the camera actually "autofocus" during video mode. I've heard it can be slow, but I haven't seen ANY movement at all. My manual focusing is improving but I wouldn't rely upon it for any real candid moments unless there's so much light that the aperture is stopped way down anyhow.
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it looks like youhave to switch the autofocus mode off of quickmode, and then while you are shooting, you have to hold down the AF-ON button for it to focus on your new point. seems like it will be easier just to manual focus.
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If you zoom in 10x (click the zoom button twice) and then fit the AF-On button you can see the results. Compare that with manual focus at 10X. I haven't seen a difference in the limited testing so far, but I will later. It would be nice to rely on AF-ON when you need to.
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I'll only get to use it when I'm not shooting Nikon primes anyway, but I got the 24-105 for Doc and sports stuff and it will be great for that. (posted a little while later) I take that back Keith, specifically for sports and run and gun, the quick refocus thing while recording could be great. |
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